Developing a hospice bibliotherapy program.

This bibliotherapy program is designed to enable the hospice patient and his or her support persons to share and explore feelings. These sharing sessions provide a safe, secure environment in which to share feelings and an opportunity for individuals to recognize how closely their feelings parallel others' feelings. The therapeutic value of understanding and accepting one's feelings exists even for those individuals who are never able to verbalize within the group setting. Emotional growth and development occurs for both the facilitator and the participants of the hospice bibliotherapy program and enriches all of their lives.